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jul 13, 1985 - Gorbachev reforms the communist government

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To reform the ailing Soviet system, Gorbachev proposed a program of glasnost, a Russian word meaning “political openness.” He also initiated perestroika, or “restructuring,” an economic policy to allow limited free enterprise.

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jul 13, 1985
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~ 40 years ago

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